UC Santa Barbara                                      Policy 5430
  Policies                                              
  Issuing Unit:  Administrative Services                Date: June 1, 1987
  
  
  
  
               UCSB'S HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
  
  I.    REFERENCES:
  
       A.   Title 8, California Administrative Code, General Industry
            Safety Order 5194.
       
       B.   UCSB Hazard Communication Program (HCP), available in the
            Office Of Environmental Health and Safety.
  
  II.   POLICY:
  
       It is the policy of the University of California, Santa Barbara, to
       maintain insofar as it is reasonably within the control of the
       University to do so, an environment that will not adversely affect
       the health, safety, and well-being of students, employees, visitors,
       and neighboring populations.
  
       A.   To identify and mitigate the potential hazards associated with
            exposure to hazardous substances, the Hazard Communication
            Program defines protocol, procedures, training and
            recordkeeping requirements.
       
       B.   All activities involving the use of hazardous substances, in
            facilities controlled by or operating under the auspices of the
            University of California, Santa Barbara, shall be conducted in
            compliance with Title 8 of the California Administrative Code,
            General Industry Safety Order 5194, and with the provisions of
            the UCSB HCP.
       
       C.   This policy specifically extends coverage as defined by the HCP
            to all University of California students engaged in activities
            involving the use of hazardous substances.
       
       D.   The HCP establishes the procedures and requirements necessary
            to meet Cal-OSHA's regulations and University policy for use of
            hazardous substances and to provide the necessary health and
            safety protection to those persons falling within the
            jurisdiction of the program.
       
       E.   Department chairpersons, unit managers and/or principal
            investigators and line supervisors are responsible and
            accountable for assuring departmental compliance with the HCP
            stipulations.
       
       F.   The Environmental Health and Safety Office will assure
            University compliance with the HCP, and provide technical
            assistance to departments in their administration of this
            program.
  

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